Clichy: Environmental activists dumped mounds of broken electronics, appliances and other waste at the French headquarters of Amazon on Friday, accusing the e-commerce giant of encouraging over-consumption while falling short on recycling.
As many as 40 people converged on the company’s offices in the northern Paris suburb of Clichy to dump washing machines, old computer screens, tangles of power cords and other items to coincide with the busy “Black Friday” Thanksgiving holiday sale.
“We’re accusing Amazon in particular of violating the law by not putting in place a system for collecting electronics and recycling them properly. It’s a waste of resources,” Alma Dufour of Friends of the Earth said.
Environmentalists target Amazon France Headquarters in ‘Black Friday’ protest
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